Link to map (click here)
One can discern Turkey and then work down the map to find Syria, Iraq and Iran.
This is what the Islamic State holds as proof the land is not as it is suppose to be according to God's law.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
1916 Sykes - Picot Agreement
Link to map (click here)
One can discern Turkey and then work down the map to find Syria, Iraq and Iran.
This is what the Islamic State holds as proof the land is not as it is suppose to be according to God's law.
Little did any one know AUMF was really an acronym for "All You Mother Fuckers" are not going to die.
You have to admire the USA in finding a way to turn a democracy into a dictatorship.
I do not believe the AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force), is even constitutional. But, no one is challenging it in it's complete context.
The US Supreme Court rarely comments on war. They did in the case of the Iraq invasion because several powers were considered legal within the AUMF. Cheney considered torture to be legal under the AUMF.
The Drone War. The use of the drones are stated to be garnered from the AUMF.
The AUMF is completely dependent on the people in the Executive Branch to the deployment of forces. As soon as the next president is inaugurated in 2017, we could be at war that very day. That is some kind of agenda.
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8
The Congress shall have Power:
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress....
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 9
The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
ARTICLE II, SECTION 2
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States....
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur....
I do not believe the AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force), is even constitutional. But, no one is challenging it in it's complete context.
The US Supreme Court rarely comments on war. They did in the case of the Iraq invasion because several powers were considered legal within the AUMF. Cheney considered torture to be legal under the AUMF.
The Drone War. The use of the drones are stated to be garnered from the AUMF.
The AUMF is completely dependent on the people in the Executive Branch to the deployment of forces. As soon as the next president is inaugurated in 2017, we could be at war that very day. That is some kind of agenda.
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8
The Congress shall have Power:
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress....
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 9
The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
ARTICLE II, SECTION 2
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States....
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur....
"In Raqqa the Islamic State is fending off daily attacks by the Assad regime....
...the largest government force left in Syria is under siege. It is that military base where the Syrian soldiers were massacred and beheaded. This video is 42 and a half minutes of validating a city with traffic incorporated with military vehicles in the mix. There is an interesting dialogue that exists by those making the video; they believe they are part of the Syrians that the Islamic State has no regard. He considers himself bless to have survived so far, but, constantly comments on the fear of death. I believe the filmmakers are sincere and took great risk to bring this message to us.
One thing I found extraordinary is the definition when it comes to whom are infidels and how they are killed in the name of a pure religion. Who is their holy man? Hezbollah relies on Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Whom is the holy man of the Islamic State? Baghdadi is not a cleric.
It is my opinion, the Islamic State is not an Islamic State that even Syrians approve of, but, the people know they are among people that will kill them without a thought. So, while Raqqa is considered the capital of the Islaimic State, the citizens of Syria do not consider to be the same.
As a matter of fact I read an article today stating another 70 thousand people crossed from Syria into Turkey. The Islamic State militia as little to no standing with the people of Syria. It is my estimation, this is basically and Islamic Disneyland whereby foreigners find a meaning for their ideology and want to live in the Levant. It would seem to me they expect Allah to provide their ideology. The Islamic State is a pipe dream, a dangerous pipe dream, but, if feet are votes the Syrian people have left their land behind to be alive. If this was the ideology of the country of Syria, then why the refugees?
On thing that is not clear to me, is if Turkey has reduced the water supply to Syria and Iraq for whatever reason they did; how can any major destruction of the Iraq dam actually cause enough flooding to destroy Baghdad? The Euphrates at Raqqa is about 3 feet deep. Turkey is not withholding water, but, is experiencing a drought. The Islamic State does not have good information, just, hate.
August 4, 2014
...“These drought problems [in Konya] (click here) are realities we cannot ignore. This is why we have to reconsider some of the ‘crazy [construction] projects,’” said Bozoğlu....
Oh, by the way, one fellow states he will fly the Islamic State flag over the White House. Given the current security there, that may occur without firing a shot.
One thing I found extraordinary is the definition when it comes to whom are infidels and how they are killed in the name of a pure religion. Who is their holy man? Hezbollah relies on Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Whom is the holy man of the Islamic State? Baghdadi is not a cleric.
It is my opinion, the Islamic State is not an Islamic State that even Syrians approve of, but, the people know they are among people that will kill them without a thought. So, while Raqqa is considered the capital of the Islaimic State, the citizens of Syria do not consider to be the same.
As a matter of fact I read an article today stating another 70 thousand people crossed from Syria into Turkey. The Islamic State militia as little to no standing with the people of Syria. It is my estimation, this is basically and Islamic Disneyland whereby foreigners find a meaning for their ideology and want to live in the Levant. It would seem to me they expect Allah to provide their ideology. The Islamic State is a pipe dream, a dangerous pipe dream, but, if feet are votes the Syrian people have left their land behind to be alive. If this was the ideology of the country of Syria, then why the refugees?
On thing that is not clear to me, is if Turkey has reduced the water supply to Syria and Iraq for whatever reason they did; how can any major destruction of the Iraq dam actually cause enough flooding to destroy Baghdad? The Euphrates at Raqqa is about 3 feet deep. Turkey is not withholding water, but, is experiencing a drought. The Islamic State does not have good information, just, hate.
August 4, 2014
...“These drought problems [in Konya] (click here) are realities we cannot ignore. This is why we have to reconsider some of the ‘crazy [construction] projects,’” said Bozoğlu....
Oh, by the way, one fellow states he will fly the Islamic State flag over the White House. Given the current security there, that may occur without firing a shot.
There was a time not long ago when Syria was primarily viewed as civilized.
This is a picture of President Assad speaking in Raqqa, Syria.
December 7, 2011
By Dorian Jones
...Most recently, (click here) Syrian security forces have been blamed for October's assassination of a leading Kurdish figure, Mishaal al-Tammo, after he allied himself with the Syrian opposition.
But despite the history of hostility, the Syrian regime is now actively courting the Kurdish minority as an ally. Basma Kodmani, spokeswoman for the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC), says the government's policy is meeting with some success.
"The regime has tried different options to convince the Kurds to stay behind the regime," Kodmani says. "First, 'We will give you back Syrian nationality,' which they have lost. Then promises of some form of autonomy within Syria -- perhaps other promises that we don't quite know of. We suspect that the regime is willing even to endanger the unity of the national territory. But it has neither convinced all the Kurds, nor has it moved all of them into the opposition. We still have a split within the Kurds, definitely."...
This is the same sort of dialogue noted by Gaddfi when he was facing wrath from the people before and after the Benghazi attack. Gaddfi attempted to mitigate the anger of the people, but, they would not be squelched.
Today, it is believed President Assad is alive and well and in Damascus. I don't think he is in the country. When there were problems with the chemical weapons and the USA approached the idea of firing missiles he and his family went to Qatar. It may be that is where he is today. But, there is sincere doubt, as far as I am concerned, as to whether he still has a military.
I find it amusing when USA Commentators on the political right want to state President Obama's foreign policy is in question, when Congress ruled not to fire missiles into Syria. But, any excuse to blame President Obama is a good excuse for American Republicans.
The de-evolution of IS/IS/L
Hence the acronym ISISL or ISIL.
When the first American bombs started dropping in Iraq to advance the Kurds to free those trapped, the name changed to "The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria."
Acronym ISIS.
Then when they realized most would be pushed back into Syria they changed their name again to "The Islamic State."
Acronym IS.
It depends on whom one hears talking about this group and it's proper name. If the generals and President Obama talk about the group it is ISIL. These men believe the group should be measured by it's ambitions and not it's current name.
Now, if someone would ask my opinion, as I am just a woman without the comprehension of difficult subjects, I was say the group accurately is called The Islamic State. It was the most recent rendition of the name, but, also because I sincerely believe there has been some devolution of it's ambitions.
Everyone expected things to go a little "W"rong in Iraq after the USA left, but, no one expected this. For the most part I fully expected Iraq to be more or less a satellite of Iran. Iraq is majority Shi'ite and while democracy is noble, that isn't what the people practice. I mean give me a break, these folks pray five times a day. Does anyone actually expect democracy to be first on their minds? No.
These people have their holy men and they are happy. They like the social order that religion brings. No one is ever going to change that. But, I digress.
When the Islamic State first came to light it was fairly obvious what occurred. The Baathists were removed from any status in Iraq, the Shi'ites were the majority in the country and basically protected themselves from other factions in Iraq, including the Kurds and the military was at the very least confused to their role in a country becoming more sectarian and never expected what came across the border from Syria. Evidently, the world didn't expect what came across the border from Syria.
We will see how Iraq II unwinds.
IS/IS/L emulates Hamas??????
January 16, 2009
The Hamas “dead baby” strategy - (click here) to cause as many civilian casualties as possible by firing its deadly rockets from schools and densely populated areas - is producing understandable outrage around the world. What is not understandable is why the outrage is directed against Israel, which is a victim of this strategy, rather than against Hamas, which is its perpetrator. Hamas knew exactly what it was doing when it fired more than 6,000 rockets at Israeli kindergartens, elementary schools and playgrounds from behind its own children. It was playing Russian roulette with the lives of Israeli children in order to provoke a defensive response from Israel....
According to Alan Dershowitz, the Islamic State follows the methods of Hamas. They target children's schools and neighborhoods and kills them.
That is an exaggeration. The two groups have nothing to do with each other. The Islamic State has a very different methodology within Syria than Hamas does with Israel.
As a matter of fact the "dead baby" strategy is no longer possible since Israel is now protected by the most sophisticated interceptors in the world. If anything is true, it is Israel that is now emulating the "dead baby" strategy.
The last attack into Palestine took the lives of many innocent children. Below is only five out of twenty-give under the age of 18.
The Gaza Ministry of Health has estimated that 1,951 people died and 10,193 have been injured since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza on July 8.
August 13, 2014
5. Ahmed Musa Khalf Habib, 16, male
16. Mohamed Ibrahim Fayeq Al Masri, 14, male
20. Dina Mahdi Mohamed Hamd, 16, female
23. Mohamed Iyad Salem Arif, 13, male
25. Mohamed Fajr Mustafa Jamal Malka, 2, male (click here)
There was one unidentified, but, all the Israeli dead were either 18 or older. There were 66 Israeli lives snuffed out during that conflict.
The Hamas “dead baby” strategy - (click here) to cause as many civilian casualties as possible by firing its deadly rockets from schools and densely populated areas - is producing understandable outrage around the world. What is not understandable is why the outrage is directed against Israel, which is a victim of this strategy, rather than against Hamas, which is its perpetrator. Hamas knew exactly what it was doing when it fired more than 6,000 rockets at Israeli kindergartens, elementary schools and playgrounds from behind its own children. It was playing Russian roulette with the lives of Israeli children in order to provoke a defensive response from Israel....
According to Alan Dershowitz, the Islamic State follows the methods of Hamas. They target children's schools and neighborhoods and kills them.
That is an exaggeration. The two groups have nothing to do with each other. The Islamic State has a very different methodology within Syria than Hamas does with Israel.
As a matter of fact the "dead baby" strategy is no longer possible since Israel is now protected by the most sophisticated interceptors in the world. If anything is true, it is Israel that is now emulating the "dead baby" strategy.
The last attack into Palestine took the lives of many innocent children. Below is only five out of twenty-give under the age of 18.
The Gaza Ministry of Health has estimated that 1,951 people died and 10,193 have been injured since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza on July 8.
August 13, 2014
5. Ahmed Musa Khalf Habib, 16, male
16. Mohamed Ibrahim Fayeq Al Masri, 14, male
20. Dina Mahdi Mohamed Hamd, 16, female
23. Mohamed Iyad Salem Arif, 13, male
25. Mohamed Fajr Mustafa Jamal Malka, 2, male (click here)
There was one unidentified, but, all the Israeli dead were either 18 or older. There were 66 Israeli lives snuffed out during that conflict.
"Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum (click here)
Call you up in the middle of the night
like a firefly without a light
you were there like a blowtorch burning
i was a key that could use a little turning
so tired that i couldn't even sleep
so many secrets i couldn't keep
promised myself i wouldn't weep
one more promise i couldn't keep
it seems no one can help me now
i'm in too deep
there's no way out
this time i have really lead myself astray
runaway train, never goin' back
wrong way on a one-way track
seems like i should be getting somewhere
somehow i'm neither here nor there
can you help me remember how to smile?
make it somehow all seem worthwhile
how on earth did i get so jaded?
life's mysteries seem so faded
i can go where noone else can go
i know what no one else knows
here i am just drownin' in the rain
with a ticket for a runaway train
and everything seems cut and dry
day and night
earth and sky
somehow i just don't believe it
runaway train, never goin' back
wrong way on a one-way track
seems like i should be getting somewhere
somehow i'm neither here nor there
bought a ticket for a runaway train
like a madman laughing at the rain
little out of touch, little insane
it's just easier than dealing with the pain
runaway train, never goin' back
wrong way on a one-way track
seems like i should be getting somewhere
somehow i'm neither here nor there
runaway train, never comin' back
runaway train, tearin' up the track
runaway train, burnin' in my veins
i run away but it always seems the same
Call you up in the middle of the night
like a firefly without a light
you were there like a blowtorch burning
i was a key that could use a little turning
so tired that i couldn't even sleep
so many secrets i couldn't keep
promised myself i wouldn't weep
one more promise i couldn't keep
it seems no one can help me now
i'm in too deep
there's no way out
this time i have really lead myself astray
runaway train, never goin' back
wrong way on a one-way track
seems like i should be getting somewhere
somehow i'm neither here nor there
can you help me remember how to smile?
make it somehow all seem worthwhile
how on earth did i get so jaded?
life's mysteries seem so faded
i can go where noone else can go
i know what no one else knows
here i am just drownin' in the rain
with a ticket for a runaway train
and everything seems cut and dry
day and night
earth and sky
somehow i just don't believe it
runaway train, never goin' back
wrong way on a one-way track
seems like i should be getting somewhere
somehow i'm neither here nor there
bought a ticket for a runaway train
like a madman laughing at the rain
little out of touch, little insane
it's just easier than dealing with the pain
runaway train, never goin' back
wrong way on a one-way track
seems like i should be getting somewhere
somehow i'm neither here nor there
runaway train, never comin' back
runaway train, tearin' up the track
runaway train, burnin' in my veins
i run away but it always seems the same
She is too smart a young lady to be trapped into being kidnapped. Somebody probably drugged her without her knowing it. Or. A large enough man could have simply grabbed her.
What were Hannah's interests. What would a friend say to her to offer her a ride to wherever she wants to go? In other words if a perfect stranger walked up to her and began a conversation what would that conversation be like?
I am assuming authorities already checked the Anchorage Farm and it's radius in Albemarle County by now. The Lexington Police believe they may have seen Morgan's murderer within the past four days.
I am assuming the FBI has been asked about this already.
It's settled.
By Jim Michaels
Afghanistan's (click here) two presidential contenders signed an unprecedented power-sharing agreement on Sunday, ending a drawn-out political standoff and setting the stage for a U.S. troop commitment past this year.
"I am very happy today that both of my brothers, Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, in an Afghan agreement for the benefit of this country, for the progress and development of this country, that they agreed on the structure affirming the new government of Afghanistan," President Hamid Karzai, in power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, said after the signing.
The agreement names Ghani Ahmadzai, who is believed to have received the most votes, as president. His challenger, Abdullah, a former foreign minister, has been named chief executive....
...Under the agreement, the president would be responsible for setting strategic policy and the chief executive would be in charge of implementation,...
The balance sounds right.
Mike Morrell has pieced together the very next threat to civilization and it is set on destroying Wall Street. Any Objections?
This entire "I know who is going to down buildings with planes before even the President of the United States knows," is wearing thin. There are more groups of so called terrorists in Syria than Carter has little liver pills and quite frankly I don't believe Syria's military exists anymore. If they do then they are more stupid than the American people when it comes to war. There is no sense to being part of Assad's army. There are options that are less dangerous.
September 18, 2014
The battlefield in Syria's civil war (click here) is carved up among several large groups ostensibly trying to oust President Bashar Assad, but spending a great deal of time instead fighting each other for territorial gains.
September 18, 2014
The battlefield in Syria's civil war (click here) is carved up among several large groups ostensibly trying to oust President Bashar Assad, but spending a great deal of time instead fighting each other for territorial gains.
That focus on their immediate surroundings has thus far, according to most U.S. officials, helped to mitigate the threat posed by groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to the U.S. homeland.
There has been significant and mounting concern that Western recruits drawn into the war -- who have proven all but impossible to monitor on Syrian soil -- could use their passports to sneak back into the U.S. or Europe and stage attacks.
Now, however, a previously unheard of subgroup within the complicated jihadist web that is the Syrian opposition is lending new urgency to that concern by combining the threat of Western imports with the threat of advanced bomb-making....
"Good Night, Moon"
4.4% lit/full
27.5 days old
Now, this is not fairy dust, it is pure star duct.
September 18, 2014
By Amina Kahn
Sometimes (click here) big surprises come wrapped in tiny galactic packages. That’s the strange find from a team of astronomers who discovered an enormous supermassive black hole in a very unlikely place: at the center of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy.
If I were Putin I'd be doing the same thing.
I'd be pulling in all the welcome mats, protecting the borders and calling in all the favors from friends.
But, I am not him. I am an American who thought he would be the man for Russia's new century. If his friends are sincerely his friends, they would be advising him to end this silly back and forth over Ukraine and simply honor the treaties and allow the economies to balance.
Russia has been too much of a friend to The West in fighting the same enemies and coming to the rescue when it was needed. It signed treaties to save this planet and tried it's best to keep it's people from succumbing to terrible disasters. An entire species of wildcat owes it's thanks to the people who decided saving it fit into the plan for the nation's future and that of it's children.
Ukraine is not worth this. It is not worth isolationism to protect an old culture. The old culture is not going anywhere. It will stand the test of any new generation or any new economic development. Ukraine is not turning against Russia, it is opening the door to new opportunity.
No one is attempting to dismantle the strides that Russia has gained. It is happening due to objection of the return of the old regime that sees confrontation and war as a reasonable outcome.
Old friends sometimes have differences and it takes longer to heal, but, it should never destroy what has sustained, but, for the reasons it has sustained.
I wish Russia well with it's new economic alliance. The rest of the world will be waiting to be a part of open and fair trade when Russia is ready for it's leap of faith.
But, I am not him. I am an American who thought he would be the man for Russia's new century. If his friends are sincerely his friends, they would be advising him to end this silly back and forth over Ukraine and simply honor the treaties and allow the economies to balance.
Russia has been too much of a friend to The West in fighting the same enemies and coming to the rescue when it was needed. It signed treaties to save this planet and tried it's best to keep it's people from succumbing to terrible disasters. An entire species of wildcat owes it's thanks to the people who decided saving it fit into the plan for the nation's future and that of it's children.
Ukraine is not worth this. It is not worth isolationism to protect an old culture. The old culture is not going anywhere. It will stand the test of any new generation or any new economic development. Ukraine is not turning against Russia, it is opening the door to new opportunity.
No one is attempting to dismantle the strides that Russia has gained. It is happening due to objection of the return of the old regime that sees confrontation and war as a reasonable outcome.
Old friends sometimes have differences and it takes longer to heal, but, it should never destroy what has sustained, but, for the reasons it has sustained.
I wish Russia well with it's new economic alliance. The rest of the world will be waiting to be a part of open and fair trade when Russia is ready for it's leap of faith.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Vladimir Putin and the Russian Duma may be the smartest country on the planet.
September 16, 2014
By Calum MacLeod
With Friday's eye-popping, record-breaking $167 billion listing in New York, China's nouveau riche just swelled some more as more than 5,000 current and former Alibaba employees were selling their shares in this IPO. And they won't lack for places to splurge their new-found wealth....
This is an economy killer. There are water cannons for sale and something called "Quality hot sale herbal incense bags with tear gas" that sells for 2 to 5 cents US.
This is Wall Street's dream come true, a discount online store where anyone can buy anything. It is ultimate control of merchandise to those with money and if this is the way the world is going to purchase anything it won't last for long.The world, I mean. Every other merchandiser will be out of business for the inability to attract customers.
For 5% of the order amount Alibaba will provide an escrow service. The monies pad will be held (collecting interest in their bank, of course) and then released when the buyer confirms delivery.
An unverified member can sell up to 50 separate products for no cost. (click here) Good-bye E-bay.
Besides selling your products on Alibaba.com, (click here) you are suggested to use our sourcing platform “AliSourcePro” to post buying requests and source easier online. After your buying request is approved, you could receive up to 10 quotes from accredited suppliers.
This thing is a nightmare and probably breaks every USA trade law on the books. I'll never purchase anything from this service. I am appreciative of my local economy.
For 5% of the order amount Alibaba will provide an escrow service. The monies pad will be held (collecting interest in their bank, of course) and then released when the buyer confirms delivery.
An unverified member can sell up to 50 separate products for no cost. (click here) Good-bye E-bay.
Besides selling your products on Alibaba.com, (click here) you are suggested to use our sourcing platform “AliSourcePro” to post buying requests and source easier online. After your buying request is approved, you could receive up to 10 quotes from accredited suppliers.
This thing is a nightmare and probably breaks every USA trade law on the books. I'll never purchase anything from this service. I am appreciative of my local economy.
The protests in Albuquerque continue, while police insensitivity to the community is celebrated.
By Julie Turkewitz
...Ted Beaver (click here), 42, a staff sergeant at the Oklahoma City Police Department, called the competition “the grand hurrah,” a camaraderie-building event he looks forward to every year.
But protesters have been agitating for weeks about the six-day tournament, sponsored by the National Rifle Association. Although it has taken place in Albuquerque annually since 2006, this year’s circumstances are unusual: The Albuquerque Police Department was reprimanded in April by the Justice Department over a spate of fatal shootings, many of which were declared to be unconstitutional uses of deadly force. And several local officers are participating in the National Police Shooting Championships, which will end Thursday with trophies and prizes....
The celebration of brutal tactics against unarmed citizens is inappropriate. The games should have been moved from Albuquerque to Fairfax, Virginia, the headquarters of the NRA.Obviously the training police officers have been getting since 2006 has created a militarized domestic force that is very dangerous to every citizen of the USA.
Any prize for this six day police event should go to a trust fund to present to the families of those murdered by police.
Turkey received preference by preventing war.
By Dorian Jones
...Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (click here) announced in a written statement that 49 Turkish hostages held by Islamic State had been released through the efforts of Turkey’s intelligence agency.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry says all the hostages are in good condition.
The hostages are Turkish diplomats and their families, including women and young children, who were taken in June when Islamic State militants overran Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, and seized the Turkish consulate.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who cut short a visit to Azerbaijan, said the release was the result of a protracted process.
Davutoglu said after days and weeks of intense work, Turkish officials returned their citizens to Turkey early in the morning. He said he was honored to share the happy news after the developments, which made up for weeks of sleepless nights and worry....
Congratulations to American Airlines Gate and Ticket Agents.
(Reuters) - Passenger service agents at American Airlines backed union representation for the first time in their history on Tuesday, with about 86 percent of members voting in favor of collective bargaining, the union said.
The vote affects about 14,500 agents who work at both American and US Airways. The workers will be represented jointly by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represented agents at US Airways for more than a decade prior to its merger with American last year to create the world's largest airline by passenger traffic.
The CWA said 9,640 agents voted in favor of the union while another 1,547 opposed it....
At a time in the country when Wall Street and government seeks to undercut employees, I strongly believe this is the venue for most workers.
I saw an ad about a substitute teacher complaining that her hours were cut back since the Affordable Care Act took effect and therefore candidates backing that measure should not be in office.
What?
When employers, be they private sector or public, are respected for the benefits they deserve it is progress to a better and more thriving America.
Wall Street has realized that undercutting employees is profitable. Why hire a full time teacher when substitutes are cheaper and don't demand benefits? Forcing Wall Street and ruthless government to look at their practices will bring about change. If a substitute teacher wants full time and guaranteed employment they need to apply for a full time position and not undermine the status of full time teachers.
The USA is more and more a part time employment society because it benefits Wall Street profits. Electing people willing to stand up for the Middle Class and pass minimum wage laws as well as requiring open forums, without interference from government, for unions to organize and bring about better pay, benefits and working conditions is what America has always been about.
Part time employment is suppose to serve those seeking only part time work. Part time employment is not suppose to destroy the economic fabric of the USA which brings families security. Families have no security anymore. It is wrong.
In order to achieve a living wage with benefits citizens have to unionize and put the balance back in America. It will return tax base revenues as well as provide a stable economy. Unionization is best for the USA and when it achieves status abroad it levels the playing field in international trade.
Friday, September 19, 2014
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